Marc-Andre Fleury

With veteran goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury signing a three-year contract extension with the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday, the team has established short-term stability in net, which is essential for a club in win-now mode. But possibly the most significant outcome of the re-signing is that the memorable career of a former three-time Stanley Cup champion

The Vegas Golden Knights have signed goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to a three-year, $21 million contract extension, per Fleury and the Golden Knights via the Golden Knights official Twitter account. This deal will carry a $7 million cap hit starting in 2019-20 due to the fact that Fleury already had one year remaining on his current

The recent Stanley Cup Final featured a goalie matchup between Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals and Marc-Andre Fleury of the Vegas Golden Knights. And while many statistics were used to favor one goalie or the other, a surprising statistic favored both. It turns out, Stanley Cup winning goalies aren’t the regular season’s ironman goalies.

Heading back to a city with bright lights, artist performances and hype pregame ceremonies should be an advantage for the Vegas Golden Knights. Playing at home has provided that extra spark for a team that has given fans unexpected success this season. In tonight’s Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, however, the Knights have

Life is pretty great for Vegas Golden Knights forward James Neal. He’s coming off a 25-goal season, two more than last year. He is the de facto leader of the Golden Knights forwards, bringing considerable postseason experience. What is lacking in Neal’s resume, however, is a Stanley Cup ring. This is his second consecutive Stanley

Marc-Andre Fleury is a rock star in Pittsburgh. Maybe even more so now than when he was a member of the Penguins. Fleury was the original member of Pittsburgh’s modern day core that eventually included Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang. The “Flower” was the anchor on a very bad team, and eventually saw

An abundance of goals? Check. Physical hits? Check. Highlight-reel goals and saves? Check. What does this all add up to? A wildly entertaining Stanley Cup Final. Through two games of the concluding series between the Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals, we have seen a total of 15 goals, over 100 hits and a multitude

Any NHL team would tell you that it is incredibly difficult to make it all the way to the Stanley Cup Final without acquiring a hint of luck. The Golden Knights of Vegas, settled in a city where luck can build fortunes or bust dreams in a heartbeat, have relished in the narrative that destiny

Along the way to the Stanley Cup Final, former Pittsburgh Penguins players have helped cement the Vegas Golden Knights into the history books. It’s only taken this expansion team 15 games to reach this milestone. The Golden Knights defied all odds by becoming the first expansion franchise to reach the Cup Final in their debut

Fans of the Carolina Hurricanes are watching other teams in the NHL playoffs, as they have done now for nine seasons in a row. This can be a difficult time, as frustration with the home team reaches new levels every year. But, it can also be a learning experience for the Hurricanes, especially if their

As Jonathan Marchessault left a foul-tasting impression on the hockey diehards in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Monday night, he may have given a thrill to casual hockey fans, or the fans whose teams are out of the playoffs, like me. Marchessault scored twice in the second game of the Western Conference Final, leading the Vegas Golden

Nobody expected the Vegas Golden Knights to be dominated to the degree they were by the Winnipeg Jets in Saturday’s Game 1 of the Western Conference Final. Certainly, no one expected them to come out flat-footed in Monday’s Game 2, including Jets players. “We know they’re going to come out strong,” Mark Scheifele said on Sunday. “We

The Winnipeg Jets — less than 48 hours removed from their decisive 5-1 win Game 7 win in Nashville — were right back on the ice for Game 1 of the Western Conference Final against the Vegas Golden Knights Saturday night at Bell MTS Place. They had little rest, but didn’t look weary, rolling to

Any way you slice it, the Vegas Golden Knights are the best story of the 2017-18 National Hockey League season, and have been since the puck first dropped back in October. As a team, the Golden Knights not only exceeded expectations, but obliterated all established standards for expansion teams, not just in the NHL, but

Last season at this time Marc-Andre Fleury was in the same spot. Two rounds complete in the Stanley Cup playoffs, eight wins down and eight to go, and Fleury was the odds-on favorite to take home the Conn Smythe Trophy. But that was in Pittsburgh. He was eventually replaced in net and the Penguins went

A sixth game in any best-of-seven series means one thing. There’s one team with no room for error. They must win or their season is done. The team coming into Game 6 in this series with no room for error was the San Jose Sharks. The Vegas Golden Knights played a good series, but there

For the second straight game, the San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights finished regulation tied at three. For the second straight game, the Sharks overcame a two goal deficit and tied the game. And, for the second straight game, the Sharks got their most effective offense from power forwards. More specifically, from power forwards

Looking back at the players that NHL teams left “unprotected” and thereby eligible for the upstart Vegas Golden Knights to select for their expansion roster brings a great sense of irony. For example, it’s ironic that Marc-Andre Fleury, previously with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and James Neal of the Nashville Predators would both be unprotected and selected by

The Pittsburgh Penguins — at least for the past few decades — have been a franchise known for their offense. When an organization is lucky enough to have multiple generational talents like Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin it isn’t surprising to see that portion of the game demand the most attention. However, they’ve

With fewer than 20 games left on the schedule, the Vegas Golden Knights have little time to bask in the jackpot euphoria their inaugural season has produced. A division title in year one is nothing short of remarkable and as such, they will soon face a level of playoff pressure no team in their position

For more than a decade, Marc-Andre Fleury was the unquestioned starting goaltender for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Everybody remembers his spectacular Cup-clinching save on Nick Lidstrom; the native of Sorel-Tracey, QC has always had a knack for theatrics. Professional sports can be a cruel business, and nobody knows this better than Fleury. Not long ago, it would’ve

Forget all the dream matchups…men’s hockey in South Korea will look and feel vastly different compared to years past. The NHL has, as we all know, elected to take a pass on the 2018 Olympics – the last time such an event occurred? 1994. Instead, the 2018 Winter Games will feature many former NHL players, most

In terms of home attendance, the Vegas Golden Knights reside in the middle of the pack – an accomplishment when you think back to all the skepticism surrounding the market’s ability to support hockey. However, it gets even better when you dig deeper. The team ranks 4th in ‘home attendance percentage’ (103%). Add T-Mobile to

Each Golden Knights game provides a unique opportunity for fans and players alike. That opportunity is the “revenge game.” All players currently on the Vegas roster came from somewhere else, the bulk acquired via last summer’s NHL Expansion Draft. While there are a variety of reasons for why those players are not still with their

Go ahead and pinch yourselves now, the Vegas Golden Knights are atop the Pacific Division standings after the first quarter of the season. The team has crushed expectations and records alike. Sitting at 15 wins, the Knights are out for more records, hoping to close in on the Panthers’ 33-win inaugural season by the halfway

As of Thursday afternoon, the Vegas Golden Knights are one of four undefeated teams in the National Hockey League. I know, it doesn’t seem real to me either. Maybe the league should hold an expansion draft every year. The Golden Knights keep finding ways to win. They’re three for three in franchise history, and with

Repeating as Stanley Cup champs isn’t easy. In fact, before the Pittsburgh Penguins’ ridiculous 2017 run, it hadn’t been done since before the salary cap era, when the Detroit Red Wings repeated as champions in 1998. Of course, the Wings probably spent around $60 million on their team—adjusted for inflation, that’s about $90 million in

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby joined Mario Lemieux and Bernie Parent as the only other players in NHL history to win the Conn Smythe Trophy in back-to-back years. Crosby deserved it, posting eight goals and 27 points in 24 playoff games. But he wasn’t the only member of the Penguins who played at an MVP level.

Later this month, the Vegas Golden Knights will make history when the NHL’s 31st team selects their inaugural roster from the 30 other NHL teams. Those selections—made by GM George McPhee—will join Reid Duke, Vadim Shipachyov, and Tomas Hyka, who were previously signed as free agents by the Golden Knights. To celebrate this historic event,